This silver foil note featuring R2-D2 and C-3PO is part of the New Zealand Mint's Star Wars: A New Hope Silver Note Collection commemorating the most popular Star Wars characters. Issued by Niue, the 150 x 70 mm note is struck from 5 grams of .999 fine silver.

Brilliantly Colorized Star Wars Design

A gorgeous colorized image of R2-D2 and C-3PO dominates the left side of the reverse, with the Rebel Alliance Starbird logo hovering above, beside an engraved image of the droids on the right. The bottom right corner is inscribed with the note's unique serial number within the 50,000 count mintage; "STAR WARS EPISODE IV A NEW HOPE" inscribed at top right.

The obverse bears the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as designed by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, featuring field areas patterned with a repeating Starbird symbol. The corners contain the inscriptions "ONE DOLLAR," "5g AG. 999" and "2018," with "ELIZABETH II" above, and "NIUE" below the portrait.

Star Wars has a prominent role in modern numismatics and its characters can be found on many silver and gold coins in the collections of people all over the world. Read more about Star Wars coins from one of our experts!

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